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- Word has been received in this city from Amsterdam of the death at the home of his son, W. H. Tanner, Jr., in that city, at 11 o'clock Thursday morning of W. H. Tanner, aged 84 years. Mr. Tanner, a son of William and Annis Richardson Tanner, was a lifelong resident of Rome, and went to Amsterdam only last spring after the death of his wife, which occurred here March 24, 1912. Mr. Tanner was born in Rome, and practicaly all his life was spent as a boatman on the Erie Canal. He retired from active work on the canal about ten years ago and purchased a small farm at Stanwix, where he resided until about four years ago when he moved to Rome. He leaves one daughter and seven sons, Mrs. Alice R. Gorham of Tonawanda, William of Amsterdam, Eugene of Martinsville, NY, Bert and Charles of New York City, Frank, Fred and Aden of Rome, also two sisters, Mrs. Dewitt Henderson of Oakland, Cal., Mrs Sarah Smith of Demster, NY, two brothers, George of Altmar and Timothy Tanner of Demster. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Free Methodist Church of this city. Frank Tanner left Friday afternoon for Amsterdam to make arrangements for bringing the body to Rome.
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